Customer Reviews

Natural Disasters

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I just finished taking a course at Florida International University having to do with natural disasters and this book was the required text. I found the book very interesting and informative. The different forms of natural disasters were seperated by chapters and were very well explained. I found it very easy to learn about natural disasters using this book.

As a developer of geology and earth science college textbooks for major publishers, I've worked with a lot of excellent books. Patrick Abbott's Natural Disasters, second edition, is one of the most interesting, readable, informative, and engaging books available. It doesn't have all the four-color diagrams and photos, and doesn't need them. The book tells many fascinating stories that engage students (e.g., the Lisbon earthquake of 1755), relates these natural events to humanity, and offers outstanding short summaries of geologic phenomena and events (e.g., the K-T extinction). This is one of the few books I keep on my desk to illustrate geologic events and principles for friends and coworkers. Highly recommended!

I used this book for one of my Earth and Ocean Science courses at the University of British Columbia. Although I enjoyed the many good examples, I found that the text did not have a very good flow to it. I found some of it to be choppy, and some of the sentences to be quite unclear. I agree, the examples are interesting, but it seems like the text relies on those examples to be interesting. I think a lot of processes could have been explained better, as I thought the point from class notes I received from my professors did a lot better than the text in helping me understand certain processes. I definetely agree it's a beginner text though as the examples give a good indication that natural disasters only occur because humans have inhabited locations that often times threaten lives.

Book was in stated condition. It arrived pretty quick too! I got the shipping confirmation the same day I ordered. Turns out we didn't need this edition for my class but still gets the job done! Thanks!

I signed up for this class late so was looking to receive the textbook quickly. Paid for the faster shipping(not especially expensive at all) and the book was on my doorstep within a week! The condition is great, looks new! The only down side is the big sticker that was on the face of the book: made it sticky for awhile. No biggy though!

I used this book for a college class on Earthquakes and Volcanoes. It is easy to read and very interesting. I even read some of the chapters that were not required, because they were so informative. If all my science books had been so well written, I would have enjoyed my other science classes a lot more.

Very interesting and informational. Used it in College class "Natural Disasters I,II,and III".

III was hard...lol

anyways, good book, kinda dry, but you'll learn something, if you read it.

FM

Book was as stated, very smooth transaction, and an awesome price on book that blows college bookstore out of the water!.... thanx

Book was received in 2 days after ordering. It was in great condition, and I am very pleased with my purchase. It is needed for a class I'm enrolled in, and the price was much better than the one offered at the school bookstore!
I will use this seller again, and recommend to all others.

Turns out i really didn't need the book like i thought i would. oh well, it was shipped to me really quickly though. I did appreciate that very much. Thanks!